Steviekick 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2003 GEORGETOWN U OFFERS COMIC LIT COURSE Press Release Beginning February 3rd, Georgetown University will debut a 9-week “Examining Comic Books as Literature” course featuring the works of creators such as Alan Moore, Frank Miller, and Art Spiegelman, open to both on-campus GU students as well as interested, outside individuals in the Metro-DC area. The course, being offered through Georgetown’s School of Summer and Continuing Education (SSCE), allows for current and past students to engage in a weekly seminar setting and at a low tuition price. Running Tuesday nights from the first week of February through the end of March, “Examining Comic Books as Literature” will engage a variety of mainstream and independent collected works in light of various literary theories (e.g. narratology, deconstruction, post-modernism, etc.). Listed as XLIT-162-01 for the upcoming SSCE Spring 2004 course registration, “Examining Comic Books as Literature” will be led by comic scholar & writer A. David Lewis and offered at a non-credit price of $250 for tuition. The SSCE will soon have registration information at http://www.georgetown.edu/ssce; no experience with either comics or literary theory is required, but all background as welcome. Interested parties are welcome to contact Lewis for an advance booklist or with questions at [email protected] or consult the XLIT-162-01 micro-page at: http://www.serious-about-comics.com/comicsaslit.html ------------------------------- This is a great idea. What's everyone's thoughts on this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HarleyQuinn 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 If I were attending Georgetown I'd love that course, oh well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 We've had basically that same course here at UVA for a couple years, with a bit more of a writing bent to it than a literature bent. Comics, especially anything by Alan Moore, are really starting to get tacked onto university syllabi. There are at least four courses offered next semester across the Media Studies and English departments that are using something by Miller or Moore as a primary text. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steviekick 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 That would have been so cool if I could have taken a class like that while I was in college. Of course, I'd propably wind up having a snooty prof. telling me that all my interpretations of Watchmen were all wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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moral suasion 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2003 I attend the Univerisy of Minnesota and they also have a course simmilar to this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
